Telephone attachment



Dec. 5, 1933. Q VANDAL 1,938,198

TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 21, 1932 E g swlllg g M I JUL'ZQQ/e VandaL Inventor Patented Dec. 5, 1933 UNITED STATESv PATENT f I V TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT 1 Octave "initial, MontreaL'Quebec, Canada :A.pplication November 21, 1932, Serial No. 643,567, r

and in Canada January 19, 1932 r 2 Claims. (01. 179-453 switch hook.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a telephone'attachment embodying a receiver supporting hook which. is normally urged to a retracted position and which may be adjusted to an extended supporting position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an adjustable receiver supporting attachment for telephones which will be durable and simple in construction and which will be eficient for the purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description progresses.

In the accompanying drawing forming a this specification and in which like reference characters are employed to designate corre- V sponding parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a front elevational view of atelephone showing the receiver supported by the present invention, 7

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the receiver upon the switch hook and the attachmentdisposed in retracted arrangement,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the telephone and the improved attachment connected therewith,

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the telephone box showing the attachment secured thereto,

Figure 5 is an enlarged longitudinal section taken on the line 55 of Figure 4, and

' Figure 6 is a transverse section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 gen- 'erally designates a telephone of the type which and mounted for limited vertical adjustment is a switch hook 11 formed to engage the upper portion of the receiver, indicated at 12, when the telephone is inoperative.

The attachment, which is to be connected to the bottom of the telephone box, embodies an elongated, preferably metallic plate 14 securely fastened to the box. Adjacent oneend, the base plate 14 is bent to form achannel shaped offset 15 while the end portion is bent at right angles to ;,tl 1e extension of the plate toform a flange 1 6.

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' adjustment oi the slide'member.

The end margin of the flange 16 projects beyond the offset 15' and is providedwith a guide'slot 17.

To theouter face of the plate 14 is connected a relatively flat elongated casing 18 provided in the outer wall with an elongated slot 19. Projecting outwardly from one end of thecasing 18 is a finger engaging car 20.

An elongated slidably adjustable member 22 1 is disposed so that its inner end portion extends longitudinally and in contact with the base plate,

as .indicated at 23, while the opposed portion is bent to assume a laterally offset arrangement and is bifurcated to.provide a U-shaped receiver engaging'hook' 24. The ends of the bifurcated extension are bent transversely to pro- 7 vide a U-shaped receiver engaging hook 24. The I ends of the bifurcated extension are bent trans- I versely to provide upstanding lugs 25. At the inner end of the'member 22 is formed a laterally projecting arm 26 extending through the slot 7 19, and adapted to reciprocate therein during Interiorly of the casing 18,: the arm forming portion of the slide member is of transversely elongated formand is provided with spaced apertures through which are extended a pair of rods 28 rigidly fastened in the casing 18. Dis-' posed'about the rods 28, between the inner end of the casing and the enlarged portion of the arm 26, are coiled compression springs 29.

By engaging the arm 26 and moving the, same longitudinally toward the car 20 of the casing, the entire slide member 22 is longitudinally moved'so that the hook 24 will be extended laterally at one side of the telephone box, preferably at a position below the switch hook 11. When the arm 26 is released, the slide member together with the hook 24 will be automatically actuated to a retracted position through the medium of the springs 29.

As shown to advantage in Figures 3 and 5, one end of the base plate 14 is formed with relatively narrow longitudinally extending strip bent to form a hook 31 upon which the telephone directory may be conveniently hung.

The device is particularly adaptable where a party responding to the telephone call signal removes the receiver 12 from the switch hook 11 and, before completing the communication, finds it necessary to absent himself from the telephone without desiring to cause disconnection. In such event, the telephone user engages the arm 26 and 'manually slides the same longitudinally, at the same time slidably extending the auxiliary receiver hook 24. The receiver is then hung on tendency to replace the receiver thereon upon completion of the telephone communication and, therefore, maintain the instrument in open condition, as frequently happens where a fixedhook is provided.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes as to the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: Q

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a telephone instrument, of an attachment connected with the instrument including an adjustable receiver supporting hook adapted to be manually adjusted to an extended supporting position, and means for automatically retra'ctingthe said hook when the receiver is removed therefrom.

2. An attachment for telephones comprising a slidably adjustable member adapted to be connected to the telephone box, a receiver supporting hook formed on one end of the adjustable member, the said member being manually operable to extend the hook to a receiver engaging position, and spring means adapted to normally urge the slidable member and the hook to a retracted out of the way position.

OCTAVE VANDAL. 

